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A search tool that searches for items within the Bellevue University Library's catalog.

What is it?
The Bellevue University Library's eCatalog is a tool that allows users to search for books, e-books, audio-books, e-books on Kindle, and DVDs within the library's collection. This is especially useful if a student wishes to eliminate periodicals, like journals and newspapers, from a search. It is also the ideal way to search for physical books and DVDs on the library shelves.Why use it?
Use this resource if you are either looking for items on the library shelves or e-books.

An online research management platform including a bibliography composer and note-taking features.

What is it?
NoodleTools is a resource that allows students to evaluate resources, build accurate citations, archive source material, take notes, outline topics, and prepare to write. it generates accurate MLA, APA, and Chicago/Turabian references with options to annotate and archive lists of documents. It offers a visual 'tabletop' to manipulate, tag and pile notecards, then connect them in outlines to prepare for writing.Why use it?
Use this resource if you are looking for an all-in-one resource to assist with note-taking, citations, and pre-writing projects.

Recommended Databases

You will be prompted for your BU login when accessing the databases from off campus.
Search multiple databases simultaneously using the Search articles,eBooks, & more search box on the library homepage.
Or search a specific database from the list below:

Business/Management Subject Resources

You will need to log-in when prompted to access the databases from off campus.

A scholarly collection of journals relating to accounting, taxes, and banking.

What is it?
Accounting, Tax & Banking Collection provides centralized access to top journals, reference reports, proceedings, and dissertations. It includes over 1,300 publications, almost 1,000 with full-text, and almost 500 with ongoing full text. Why use it?
Use this database if you require scholarly sources on the topics of accounting, banking, insurance, tax management, and other related fields of study.Video Tutorial

Consisting of IT Pro (IT and Technical Topics) with 11,000+ eBook titles, plus the Leadership Channel and 50Lessons series in flash video format. Browse the collections by using "View by:" in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

All of the texts in the collection are curated by expert editors to ensure their relevance to the full spectrum of business programs, including those at community colleges, four-year schools, and in MBA and executive education programs.

Full text from business magazines and journals; includes country economic reports, monographs, company profiles, market research reports and SWOT analyses. Scholarly indexing back to 1886, full text dates vary by title.

Provides online access to essential accounting and auditing resources and tools for tax research and preparation, including tax laws and regulations, tax court decisions and commentary, and tax periodicals.

Provides business information and sales information on millions of companies and executives worldwide delivering targeted sales leads, actionable company reports, and company research.

What is it?
D&B Hoovers combines information covering North America, the UK, Europe, and Asia into a single product, providing unparalleled global scope along with flexible regional coverage. Students can use Precision Search to quickly find the right information from millions of global data points. It is also easy to export the needed information for integration into other applications.Why use it?
Use this tool if you are looking for information regarding industries, companies, executives, and corporate family structures.Video Tutorial

Through this link you can search all of the EBSCO databases at one time, including Academic Search Premier, Biography Reference Bank, Business Source Complete, and International Security & Counter Terrorism Reference Center,

What is it?
The Bellevue University Library's eCatalog is a tool that allows users to search for books, e-books, audio-books, e-books on Kindle, and DVDs within the library's collection. This is especially useful if a student wishes to eliminate periodicals, like journals and newspapers, from a search. It is also the ideal way to search for physical books and DVDs on the library shelves.Why use it?
Use this resource if you are either looking for items on the library shelves or e-books.

Provides bibliographic information for over 5,000+ journals with original content and images of articles. Allows viewing of abstracts and full-text articles from journals to which Bellevue University Library subscribes..

What is it?
Gale Virtual Reference Library delivers titles covering the most studied subject areas. GVRL is optimized for search, accessible simultaneously from any device, integrated with Google, and loaded with tools for bookmarking, downloading, and sharing.Why use it?
Use this database if you are looking for e-books on academic subjects.

Maps 4,000 learning items to the modern international business syllabus. Includes textbooks, book chapters, cases from well-known case providers like the Kellogg School of Management, corporate training videos, sample business documents and research reports.

Key Business Ratios on the Web (KBR) provides immediate online access to competitive benchmarking data. This powerful tool lets researchers examine industry benchmarks compiled from D&B®’s database of public and private companies, featuring 14 key business ratios (users choose a one-year or three-year set of ratios) for public and private companies in 800 lines of business.

MasterFILE Complete provides full text articles from over 2,400 magazines and journals, and indexing and abstracts of articles from over 3,400. While it is designed specifically for public libraries, over 400 of the full text journals are peer reviewed, as are over 900 of those with indexing and abstracts, making it appropriate for academic research as well.

Search 2,000+ contemporary testing instruments supporting psychology, education, business, and leadership; covering vol.9 to current. Works with Tests in Print, a comprehensive bibliography to all known English, in print, commercially available tests.

Delivers a range of perspectives on important issues from proven reference content, including expert selected full text articles as well as national and global news sources. Includes multimedia sources such as video, audio streams, podcasts, image gallery, and interactive maps.

Provides access to statistics produced by federal agencies, states, and intergovernmental organizations.

What is it?
ProQuest Statistical Insight provides abstracting, indexing, and full text statistics resources. US Federal statistical publications include 5000+ titles from 1973 and full text from 2004. State government and business statistical reports include 2200+ titles with coverage from 1980 and full text from 2007. International statistical publications from the UN, OECD, EU, etc include 2500+ titles covering from 1980 with full text from 2007. Researchers also enjoy access to hundreds of thousands of statistical tables with coverage from 1999.Why use it?
Use this database if you require US or International statistical information.